Carrie Underwood: Her Allure Photo Shoot

When she was 22, Carrie Underwood stepped on a plane for the first time in her life, to compete on American Idol—and three years later, she's soaring. Her first two albums went multiplatinum, and she's won multiple Grammy and Country Music Awards. Underwood's just getting started—she says she intends to kick butt until she's reached all her goals. See exclusive outtakes from her cover shoot with Michael Thompson in Nashville.